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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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