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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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