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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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