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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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