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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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