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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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