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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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