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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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