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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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