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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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