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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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