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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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