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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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