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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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