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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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