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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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