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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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