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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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