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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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