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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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