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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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