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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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