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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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