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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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