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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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