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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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