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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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