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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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