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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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