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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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