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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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