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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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