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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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