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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models 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 optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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