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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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