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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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