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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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