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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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