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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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