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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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