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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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