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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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