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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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