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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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