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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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