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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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