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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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