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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies 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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