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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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