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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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