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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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