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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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