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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What 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 in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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