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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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