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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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