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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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