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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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