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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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