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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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