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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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