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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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