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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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