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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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