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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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