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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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