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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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