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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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