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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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