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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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