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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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