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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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