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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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