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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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