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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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