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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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