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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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