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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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