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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources