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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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