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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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