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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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