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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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