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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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