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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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