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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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