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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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