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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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