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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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