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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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