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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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