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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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