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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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