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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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