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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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