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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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