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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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