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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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