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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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