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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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