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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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