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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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