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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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