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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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