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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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