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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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