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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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