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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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