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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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