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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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