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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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