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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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