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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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