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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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