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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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