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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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