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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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