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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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