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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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