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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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