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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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