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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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