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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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