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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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