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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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