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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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