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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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