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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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