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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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