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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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