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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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