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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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