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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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