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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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