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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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