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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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