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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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