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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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