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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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