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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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