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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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