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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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