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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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