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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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