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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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