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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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