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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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