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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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