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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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