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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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