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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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