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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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