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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches 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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