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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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