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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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