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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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