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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education