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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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