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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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