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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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