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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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