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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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