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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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