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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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