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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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