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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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