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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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