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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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