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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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