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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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