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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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