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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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