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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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