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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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