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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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