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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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