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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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