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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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