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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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