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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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