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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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