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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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