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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the 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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