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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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