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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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