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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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