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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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