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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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