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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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