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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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