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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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