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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major 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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