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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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