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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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