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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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