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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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