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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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