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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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