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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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