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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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