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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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