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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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