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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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