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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the 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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