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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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