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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major 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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