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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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