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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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