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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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