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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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