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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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