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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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