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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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