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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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