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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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