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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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