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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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