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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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