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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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