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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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