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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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