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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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