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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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