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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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