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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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