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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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