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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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