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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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