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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors 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 courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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