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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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