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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the 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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