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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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