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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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