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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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