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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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