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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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