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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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