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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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