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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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