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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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