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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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