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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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