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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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