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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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