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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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