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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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