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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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