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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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