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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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