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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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