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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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