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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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