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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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