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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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