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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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