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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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