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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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