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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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