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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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