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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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