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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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