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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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