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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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