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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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