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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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