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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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