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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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