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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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