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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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