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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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