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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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