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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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