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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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