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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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