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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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