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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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