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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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