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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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