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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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