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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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