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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key 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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