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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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