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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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