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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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