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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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