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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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