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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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