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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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