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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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