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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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