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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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