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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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