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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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