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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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