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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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