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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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