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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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