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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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