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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. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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