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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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