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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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