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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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