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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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