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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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