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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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