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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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