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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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