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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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