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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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