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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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