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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important 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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