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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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