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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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