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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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