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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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