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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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