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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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