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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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