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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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