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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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