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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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