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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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