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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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