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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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