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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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