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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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