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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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