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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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