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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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