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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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