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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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