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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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