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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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