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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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