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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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