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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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