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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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