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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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