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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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