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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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