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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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