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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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