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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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