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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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