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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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