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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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