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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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