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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What 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 organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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