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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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