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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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