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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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