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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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