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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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