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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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