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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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