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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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