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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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