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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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