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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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