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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts 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 topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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