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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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