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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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