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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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