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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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