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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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