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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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