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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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