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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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