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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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