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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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