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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly 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 book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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