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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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