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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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