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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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