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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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