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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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