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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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