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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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