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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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