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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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