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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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