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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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