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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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