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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions 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 issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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