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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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