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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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