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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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