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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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