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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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