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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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