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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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