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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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