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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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