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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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