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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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