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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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