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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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