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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. 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 lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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