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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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