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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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