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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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