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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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