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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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