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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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