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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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