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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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