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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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