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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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