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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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