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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different 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 stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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