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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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