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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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