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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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