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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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