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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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