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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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