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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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