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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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