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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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