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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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