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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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