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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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