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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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