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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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