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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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