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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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