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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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