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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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