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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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