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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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