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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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