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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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