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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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