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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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