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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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