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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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