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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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