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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners 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 we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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