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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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