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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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