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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business 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 in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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