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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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