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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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