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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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