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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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