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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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