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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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