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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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