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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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