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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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