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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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