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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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