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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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