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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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