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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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