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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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