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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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