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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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