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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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