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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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