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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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