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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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