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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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