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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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