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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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