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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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