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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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