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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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