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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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