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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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