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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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