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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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