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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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