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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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