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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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