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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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