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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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