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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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