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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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