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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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