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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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