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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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