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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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