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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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