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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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