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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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