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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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