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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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