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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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