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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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