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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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