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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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