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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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