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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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