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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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