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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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