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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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