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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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