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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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