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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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