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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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