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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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