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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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