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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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