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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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