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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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