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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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