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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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