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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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