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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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