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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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