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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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