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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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